Jesuit conspiracy theories

See also: List of conspiracy theories § Anti-Catholic conspiracy theories, and Anti-Catholicism
Detail from the frontispiece to the 1667 Pyrotechnica Loyalana, Ignatian Fire-Works showing eight men, four dressed as Jesuits, surrounding a globe, throwing hand-grenades, with the implication that the Catholic Church in general and Jesuit's in particular were responsible for events such as the Great Fire of London[1]
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Jesuit “conspiracy theories” are conspiracy theories about the members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a religious order in the Catholic Church. Such theories began appearing as early as 1550, just ten years after the founding of the Jesuits. They were often accused by their enemies due to the intellectual and political influence the Society of Jesus exerted against others.

  1. ^ "print; satirical print; frontispiece". The British Museum. Retrieved 19 June 2022.